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The victim was a 28-year-old woman who was asleep before she was attacked and sexually assaulted by Carter.

The woman was not injured and was able to provide police investigators with enough information to help police create a rough sketch of the suspect.

Investigators were able to obtain Carter's DNA because he submitted a DNA sample during a recent stint in prison -- for another sexual assault. Carter was arrested by the Atwater Police on Sept. 21, 2006, for a sexual attack on a victim under 16 years old.

He was convicted on that charge Dec. 7, 2006, and sent to prison.

After he entered the California Department of Corrections, his DNA was obtained and entered into the Combined DNA Index System.

He was released from prison in June and was placed on a GPS monitoring system that allows parole agents to track his whereabouts. Carter remained at the John Latorraca Correctional Facility in lieu of $250,000 bail.